PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Agapit Blondi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ljeva Desna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blondi has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ljeva Desna enters the cage!

Blondi
vs
Desna

175 cm
21
180 lbs
3 - 10 - 1

192 cm
19
194 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Agapit Blondi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ljeva Desna!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desna swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blondi.
Blondi looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Desna fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ljeva Desna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Desna rushes Blondi and presses him up against the cage.

Desna lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Desna working the head and body with strikes.
Desna working over Blondi with some ground and pound. Blondi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Desna throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Desna not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Desna really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blondi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Desna controlling the action here.
Desna working Blondi over with strikes.
Blondi wants to get back to full guard.
Blondi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Desna wants to pass to mount but Blondi is defending the position.
Desna throwing shots but Blondi is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desna sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blondi defending well though.
Desna sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blondi defending well though.
Blondi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blondi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Desna.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Desna lands a nice short elbow.
Desna wants to free his trapped foot but Blondi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Desna is nestled in close to Blondi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Blondi is not content to let Desna control the position.
Blondi is looking for a sweep. Desna is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Desna is pressing down on Blondi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blondi is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desna thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blondi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Desna.
Desna is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Blondi wants to control but Desna is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Desna trying to mount his opponent but Blondi defends it.
Blondi tries to kick Desna off but Desna keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, if Desna is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Desna thows a huge punch but Blondi dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desna performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Desna scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Desna is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Blondi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Desna's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Desna's back!
Desna just trying to survive but Blondi is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Blondi trying to control.
Blondi controlling well, preventing Desna from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blondi is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Desna knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Desna for a finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Desna is really stuck here.
Blondi trying to control.
Blondi controlling well, preventing Desna from escaping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Blondi looking for the choke from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Desna is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ljeva Desna dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Desna looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Blondi!

Desna is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Blondi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Desna controlling the position from side mount.
Desna tries to advance to mount but can't.
Desna misses with the ground and pound.
Desna throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ljeva Desna has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Desna is working Blondi over with some ground and pound from side control.
Desna fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blondi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Blondi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Desna wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blondi keeps working.
Blondi can't do much from the bottom here.
Desna throws a strike aimed at the side of Blondi's head but Blondi avoids it well.
Desna throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Blondi is trying to control Desna's posture but Desna avoids it.

Desna thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Desna is looking to take a break and control but Blondi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blondi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desna prevents Blondi from escaping the position.
Desna trying to control the action but Blondi is working from the bottom.

Desna is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blondi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Blondi parries the strikes from Desna easily there. Desna is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Blondi to escape.
Blondi is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desna wants to control but Blondi is keeping him busy.

Desna swings around for an armbar but Blondi sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Desna's guard.
Desna is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Blondi dives into side control.
Desna can't do much from the bottom here.
Desna is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Blondi asserts his dominance and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Desna's face as Blondi controls the position.
Blondi has control of an arm but Desna manages to advance to Blondi's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blondi just trying to survive but Desna is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Desna lands a shot to the head.

Blondi fending off the submission attempt from Desna.
Blondi has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Desna.
Desna trying to control.
Blondi has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Desna.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Desna lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Desna throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ljeva Desna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Desna with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Desna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Desna moves in looking to clinch but Blondi pushes him off.
Desna scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blondi doesn't seem bothered though.
Blondi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Desna tries to clinch but Blondi moves out of range.
Blondi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Desna.
Desna lands a nice shot to the body.
Blondi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Desna bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Blondi is looking for a sweep.
Blondi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blondi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desna throwing strikes but Blondi manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

Desna wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Blondi has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Desna's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Desna is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Blondi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Agapit Blondi!